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California’s Largest Solar Thermal and Storage Contract Approved
Kelly Pickerel
October 26, 2012
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REC Solar Completes Three Solar Projects for Maryland Schools
October 26, 2012
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LG Partners with Marc Rutenberg Homes for Zero Energy America Project
October 25, 2012
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NYC’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array Finished Near Yankee Stadium
October 25, 2012
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NRG Energy, SunPower Energize First 22 MW of 250-MW California Solar Ranch
October 25, 2012
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Solar, Wind Provide 100% of All New US Electricity in...

According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of En...

October 25, 2012
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Eaton Introduces PVGard Monitoring System for Solar Installations

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has introduced PVGard engineered monitoring system, which helps solar customers m...

October 25, 2012
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Encon Solar to Install 27-kW Solar Power System at Train...

The Town of Westport is fast becoming a Fairfield County leader in the adoption of solar technology, capitalizing on partnerships with Solar...

October 25, 2012
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SMA’s Sunny Central CP Inverters Upgraded

SMA has introduced an upgraded, re-branded version of its successful Sunny Central CP utility-scale solar inverter series. The new Sunny Cen...

October 25, 2012
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26 Los Angeles Schools to get SolarCity Projects

SolarCity announced a 7.4-MW solar power project that will bring renewable energy to 26 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools....

October 24, 2012
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SolarCity Completes Solar Energy Project for California School District

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District (Calif.) has restored music instruction, which had been suspended since 2009 for lack of funds,...

October 23, 2012
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SPG Solar to Complete 10 MW of Tracker Projects By...

SPG Solar, a provider of commercial solar power products and services, today announced the completion of a cutting-edge solar tracking syste...

October 23, 2012
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Cenergy Cracks Ground on 1.1-MW Installation at Nut Facility

Poindexter Nut, a premier huller, dryer and processer of walnuts, and Cenergy Power, a solar integrator, have begun construction on a 1.1-MW...

October 23, 2012
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SunPower, US Navy Complete 13.78-MW Solar Power System

In a dedication ceremony attended by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roger Natsuhara, SunPower Corp. announced the completi...

October 22, 2012
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SolarCity to Build 14-MW Solar Power System for KIUC in...

SolarCity announced it has been selected by Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) to build a 14-MW DC (12-MW AC) solar facility on ...

October 19, 2012
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Tioga, Johnson Controls Complete 14 Solar Power Systems for School...

Representatives from the Hemet Unified School District, Tioga Energy, Johnson Controls, De Lage Landen and Wells Fargo & Company gathere...

October 19, 2012
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Panasonic, Macerich to Install Solar Power on Shopping Centers

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and Macerich, have aligned to begin the first phase of a multi-property retail real estate solar power...

October 18, 2012
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Southern Co. Acquires 2.5-MW Granville Solar Facility

Southern Company today announced the acquisition of the company’s first solar installation in North Carolina — the 2.5-megawatt ...

October 18, 2012
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California Habitat for Humanity Homes to be Solar Powered

Habitat for Humanity, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the City of Oakland are celebrating the construction of a new 12-home ...

October 18, 2012
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Ingeteam Develops New Inverter Management Solution

Ingeteam has just developed the INGECON EMS Plants, an entirely new inverter concept for batteries and part of Ingeteam’s range of Ene...

October 17, 2012